Harry 'Skip' Philips

Practice Areas

Harry J. “Skip” Philips, Jr., focuses his practice on state and federal civil trial and appellate litigation, including banking, commercial, insurance, personal injury, insurance coverage, and products liability cases. His practice also includes corporate law as counsel to several non-profit organizations.

Career

Mr. Philips has been ranked by his peers and clients in Benchmark Litigation, Chambers USA, Louisiana Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Philips was selected by his peers as "Litigation Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year in Baton Rouge" in the Best Lawyers in America® 2020 and 2022 rankings. In both 2017 and 2018, he ranked among the Top 50 Overall Louisiana Super Lawyers.

Mr. Philips formerly served for nine years as the Taylor Porter Managing Partner and for many years as a member of the Firm's Executive Committee.

He is also a frequent lecturer on ethics, professionalism and litigation skills.

Professional Memberships

Mr. Philips is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He served as a member of the Council of the Louisiana Law Institute.

Mr. Philips previously served as a chair of a Disciplinary Hearing Committee appointed by the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. He is the former Director of Character and Fitness for the Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions and has also served as a bar examiner and assistant examiner.

Mr. Philips is a member of the Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. He is a former president of the Louisiana Association of (Civil) Defense Counsel.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Skip is admitted to practice in Louisiana and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Education